Ethiopia Commends Medical Aid Flow

The health authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have commended the flow of medical supplies into the war-hit region.

This comes following the peace agreement signed between the federal government and the rebel forces.

The Tigray Health Bureau has said that “basic medicines and medical equipment are flowing into Tigray and being distributed to health institutions following the ceasefire agreement.”

However, the head of Tigray health office, Dr. Amanuel Haile said the supply still did not meet the demand in the region.

“One good news is that the first cargo plane landed on December 8 carrying vaccines for children. We are very happy UNICEF gave us the medicines it received from the Ethiopian government,” he said.

On Monday, the federal government said it was delivering ‘unlimited’ humanitarian aid, including food, non-food items, and medical supplies to Tigray in the wake of the peace agreement that was signed on November 12 to end the two-year devastating war in the north of the country.

BBC/Christopher Ojilere